Huttson SR. "Self-citation in archaeology: Age, gender, prestige, and the self " Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 13(1):1-18 March 2006

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail : Scott R. Hutson : scotthutson at yahoo.com

Title: Self-citation in archaeology: Age, gender, prestige, and the self 

Author(s): Hutson SR 

Source: JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHOD AND THEORY 13 (1): 1-18 MAR 2006 

Document Type: Article 
Language: English 
Cited References: 50      Times Cited: 0   
       
Abstract: 
Citation analyses in archaeology have detected prestige tactics, shifts in 
research agendas, and patterns of gender differentiation. This paper 
focuses on self-citation in archaeology and systematically analyzes the 
factors that affect rates of self-citation. Self-citation rates in 
archaeology are significantly higher than in socio-cultural anthropology 
but are average for a social science with interdisciplinary ties to the 
physical sciences. Self-citation correlates weakly with the gender of the 
citing author and the geographic and thematic focus of research, but 
correlates strongly with the age of the author. Additional analyses reveal 
partial evidence for the use of self-citation as a prestige tactic. The 
paper concludes with a discussion of citations to writers close to the 
author (mentors, friends). 

Author Keywords: socio-politics of archaeology; citation analysis; 
authorship; prestige 

Addresses: Hutson SR (reprint author), Dumbarton Oaks Res Lib, 1703 32nd 
St NW, Washington, DC 20007 USA
Dumbarton Oaks Res Lib, Washington, DC 20007 USA 

E-mail Addresses: scotthutson at yahoo.com

Publisher: SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS, 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 
USA 
Subject Category: ARCHAEOLOGY 
IDS Number: 042EV 
ISSN: 1072-5369 


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